World class pranksters at large

For a world-class prank, check this out: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo[/youtube] The group is called "Improv Everywhere: We cause scenes." This group obviously has a lot of fun, yet takes their work seriously. Check out its website -- the right column lists the group's other "missions" (they indicate that they've had about 70…

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Economic Soft Landing
John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri

 

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Bush Helping the Elderly
Christo Komarnitski, Bulgaria

 

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Hate Radio
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant

 

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Conservatives and McCain Play Chicken
Eric Allie, Caglecartoons.com

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Superbowl madness

Readers in the U.S. know that the 'Big Game' is this weekend, and many of you will be watching it, either to watch the game itself or to see the very expensive advertisements. Here are a couple of things to ponder while you're eating munchies and savoring the beverage of…

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A big dose of economic gloom, and more

Here's the bad news, from TomDispatch.com: The latest economic news is striking. The U.S. economy has come to a "virtual standstill." The bubble has burst and, with anxious global markets registering the shock, other bubble economies worldwide continue to shudder at the possibility that American consumers might be forced to…

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Planet-seeking telescope funding denied, thanks to you-know-what.

Is there a better way to spend the money we are currently spending in Iraq? The January 18, 2008 issue of Nature reports that Congress is telling NASA that NASA needs to dig up $60 Million in funding for a planet-hunting telescope out of its general budget, money that simple doesn't…

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